[From nobody Thu Jun 7 16:10:55 2018 Return-Path: <freegis-list-admin@intevation.de> Delivered-To: jan@abnoba.hq Received: from mailman.intevation.de (intevation.de [131.173.30.110]) by abnoba.hq (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E15F1B73B for <jan@abnoba.hq>; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:45:27 +0200 (CEST) Received: from doto.intevation.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailman.intevation.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3251139D0 for <jan@intevation.de>; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:46:01 +0200 (CEST) Delivered-To: freegis-list-admin@mailman.intevation.de Received: from omecihuatl.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de (omecihuatl.rz.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE [131.173.17.35]) by mailman.intevation.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA9EF139D0 for <freegis-list-admin@intevation.de>; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:45:13 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ws-han1.win-ip.dfn.de (ws-han1.win-ip.dfn.de [193.174.75.150]) by omecihuatl.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f7N7ic318770 for <freegis-list-admin@intevation.de>; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:44:38 +0200 Received: from SZKOM.BFS.DE ([193.174.230.136]) by ws-han1.win-ip.dfn.de (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id JAA18763 for <freegis-list-admin@intevation.de>; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:44:38 +0200 (MET DST) Received: by SZKOM.BFS.DE with VINES-ISMTP; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 9:45:12 +0100 Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 9:45:49 +0100 Message-ID: <vines.sxdD+x8AVvA@SZKOM.BFS.DE> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) To: <freegis-list-admin@intevation.de> From: <WHarms@bfs.de>(Walter Harms) Reply-To: <WHarms@bfs.de> Subject: Re: [Freegis-list] it is now possible (not mandatory) to pay fo X-Incognito-SN: 25185 X-Incognito-Version: 5.1.0.84 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: freegis-list-owner@intevation.de Errors-To: freegis-list-owner@intevation.de X-BeenThere: freegis-list@intevation.de X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5.local1 Precedence: bulk List-Help: <mailto:freegis-list-request@intevation.de?subject=help> List-Post: <mailto:freegis-list@intevation.de> List-Subscribe: <http://intevation.de/mailman/listinfo/freegis-list>, <mailto:freegis-list-request@intevation.de?subject=subscribe> List-Id: Discussion and announcements related to the FreeGIS project <freegis-list.intevation.de> List-Unsubscribe: <http://intevation.de/mailman/listinfo/freegis-list>, <mailto:freegis-list-request@intevation.de?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://intevation.de/pipermail/freegis-list/> hi all, i thing this is a good idea. I work for the goverment and it is nearly impossible to support an individual (group) developing free software because i need to make a contract with a companie (exception: students). So when there is a companie forwarding the money to the individual .... walter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Jan-Oliver Wagner <jan@intevation.de> Subject: [Freegis-list] it is now possible (not mandatory) to pay for th Date: 08/22/01 19:17 Dear all, we (at Intevation) are discussing economic models behind free software. It is a complex matter and there is no single solution of course. One simple model is to get contracted by a client to develop or improve a free software. In the area of GIS we did this e.g. with 'MapIt!'. Other companies offer this service, too and I hope even more will do in the future. How to push projects that are of use for many, but the individual value is too low to make a comprehensive investment? Think e.g. about your free software mail program, file browser or text editor. Only few of these are occasionally sponsored by GNU/Linux-distributors or get support by other interested companies. We think it is a good idea to give users the opportunity to pay low amount in a simple process for things they value - if they wish. I added this opportunity to FreeGIS now, see http://freegis.org/about-paying.en.html If you are a user of a certain free GIS tool and you want to give money for it, please find ways to directly support the corresponding project and don't give FreeGIS the money. I am very interested in your opinion about this approach (in general or concerning FreeGIS). All the best Jan -- Jan-Oliver Wagner http://intevation.de/~jan/ Intevation GmbH http://intevation.de/ FreeGIS http://freegis.org/ _______________________________________________ Freegis-list mailing list Freegis-list@intevation.de http://intevation.de/mailman/listinfo/freegis-list ]